Does Poverty Research in Russia Follow the Scientific Method?
This paper presents the first critical review of literature on poverty published in Russia between 1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in Russian scientific journals, the authors assess whether the poverty research in Russia sa...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9026916/poverty-research-russia-follow-scientific-method http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6412 |
| Summary: | This paper presents the first critical
review of literature on poverty published in Russia between
1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in
Russian scientific journals, the authors assess whether the
poverty research in Russia satisfies the general criteria of
a scientific publication and if such studies could provide
reliable guidance to the Russian government as it maps out
its anti-poverty policies. The findings indicate that only a
small proportion of papers on poverty published in Russia in
1992-2006 follow the universally-recognized principles of
the scientific method. The utility of policy advice based on
such research is questionable. The authors also suggest
steps that could, in their view, improve the quality of
poverty research in Russia. |
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